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Kanem-Bornu: References & Edit History

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development by Kanuri
- In Kanuri

conflict with

Bagirmi kingdom
- In Kingdom of Bagirmi
Fulani empire
- In Fulani empire
- In western Africa: The jihad of Usman dan Fodio
Katsina kingdom
- In Katsina

history of

Bornu
- In Bornu
Cameroon
- In Cameroon: Early history
Chad
- In Chad: From the 16th to the 19th century
Darfur
- In Darfur: History
Niger
- In Niger: Early cultures
Nigeria
- In Nigeria: Kanem-Borno
western Africa
- In western Africa: Muslims in western Africa
- In western Africa: The early kingdoms and empires of the western Sudan

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Map added.	Michele Metych	Apr 17, 2023
	Add new Web site: BBC - West African Kingdoms - Kanem.	Emily Rodriguez	Mar 28, 2022
	Add new Web site: Blackpast.org - Empire of Kanem-Bornu.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Jun 11, 2015
	Add new Web site: Washington State University - Kanem-Bornu.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 26, 2010
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998